politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow

snowden Edward Snowden on the global war on encryption: "This is our new battleground" Cory Doctorow

law Creating a "coercion resistant" communications system Cory Doctorow

google It's 2018, and Google just proposed an instant messaging tool with no encryption Cory Doctorow

security A critical flaw (possibly a deliberate backdoor) allows for decryption of Whatsapp messages — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

security Iphones secretly send your call history to Apple's cloud, even after you tell them not to Cory Doctorow

canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Quadruped robot patrols sidewalks to urge social distancing David Pescovitz

maps Tube Map Rob Beschizza

teeth Teen forced dentist to remove braces, at gunpoint David Pescovitz

design Poster of every Motor Trend "Car of the Year" from 1949 to 2020 David Pescovitz

art Fantastic Azerbaijan rug woven to look like it's melting David Pescovitz

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

crime Tourist fined $1,200 for swiping sand from Italian beach David Pescovitz

Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

conservation Scientists clone endangered horse from genetic material frozen 40 years ago David Pescovitz

Funny Turtle high-fives alligator David Pescovitz

police Kentucky driver busted for hand-drawn license plate David Pescovitz

animals Watch Pigeon vs. Rat, a decidedly NYC brawl David Pescovitz

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